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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JOSEPH EICHELBERGER, farmer and Justice of the Peace, Sec. 15; P. O. Union City. The subject of this memoir was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Feb. 22, 1820; at 13 years of age, he engaged as clerk in the hardware trade at Harrisburg, which position he filled until he attained his majority; he then followed farming in Pennsylvania until 1869, at which date he emigrated to Ohio, and located upon Sec. 15, Jackson Township, where he now lives; he owns 160 acres of land with good farm buildings, which he has accumulated by his own hard labor and correct business habits. Of township and school offices, he has had his full share, having held the office of Township Trustee two years, School Director nine years and Justice of the Peace three years, which office he now holds. His marriage with Caroline Brenizer was celebrated in Cumberland Co., Penn., upon the 12th of November, 1843; she was born in the above county; they were the parents of nine children, of whom seven are now living, viz., Mary M., Joseph E., Washington L., Jane A., James B., Laura V. and Cora A.
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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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